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1/4 Karshapana - Sunga Kingdom
| Issuer | Shunga Empire |
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| Year | 150 BC - 100 BC |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Elephant walking to left, depicted in profile with characteristic Shunga-period stylized rendering, positioned above a horizontally placed Indradhvaja (standard of Indra); a taurine symbol appears above a svastika in the left field, all arranged within the irregular square flan typical of Shunga copper coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A railed tree (symbol of sacred bodhi or similar venerated tree) depicted to the right, with a three-arched hill (trikuta) surmounting a cross or plus symbol occupying the left field; the motifs are rendered in the bold, schematic style characteristic of Shunga-period punch-marked and cast copper coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (150 BC - 100 BC) |
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